一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
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1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
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2 fig. to cross swords with
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3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
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1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
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1 in a whisper
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2 in a low voice (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
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1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
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1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
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2 to give in
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
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1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
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1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
扒高踩低
pá gāo cǎi dī
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1 crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
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2 toadying and bullying
气息奄奄
qì xī yǎn yǎn
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1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
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1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
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2 taciturn
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3 not providing any news
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
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1 to have high standards but little ability
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2 to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
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1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī
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1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
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2 fig. everyday life
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3 daily routine
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4 to go about one's daily life
高不成低不就
gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù
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1 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one